Cape Town vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3099
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$773
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$1343
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$152
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
55
63
😀 Quality of life
55
54
🏙️ Population
3.78M
14.9M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 215% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4432nd and 8914th ($1366 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in South Africa and Pakistan, respectively. Check South Africa vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Cape Town ranked 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 6382nd and 6414th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Karachi

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Cape Town Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.39
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$874
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1556
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2160
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1500
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.16
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.46
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.6
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5378
$1646

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1345
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$718
371 km or 231 mi George
$927
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$980
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$811
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$874
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$1050
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$927
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1419
882 km or 548 mi East London
$795
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$763
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$630
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$681
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$952
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$826
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$986
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$875
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$826
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$901
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$791
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$934
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$697
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$694
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$765
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$1057
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$1017
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$731
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$662
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1171
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$958
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$1023
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$1089
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$948
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$968
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$905

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561